New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
MR. POWDERLY IN RE7TR MEN4
PREPARING FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.



KNIGHTS DISCoRD N PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA Sept. o4-Sncc September 10 an at
tempt has been made to keep the ab'dine piaeo u
General Master Workman Pow6ry profound secret
from the Knights of Labor and from the puDhc III
qurtes at tho general headquarters In this CITY ia "
elicit any Information, but nevertheless the seciot mas
been solved On the date above given MI Pow~rH
left the Headquarters here oStensbly to to some
"secufeJ sputr In parts unknown where he might pre-
rare his report for presentation to the coming Gehe
Assembly free from annoyance In reality tho Sc
cuied SPOT has been found TO be none other than Ms
home In Scranton this State, and hs object IN be'ahs
himself hthcr to escape the vsitations OF
hostile committees and work out alone plan lor
the redemption of tho order from Its present precrious
situation. He IL still In Scranton and VIII remain
there shrouded In strict privacy until the Gene al
Assembly meet, at Minneapolis on october B. lie mas
paid two haty visits 10 this city meantime
when notice WIS given Of his retirement from tho
world for a 81 acc. Mr. Powdery announced th1t no
would receive no committees and answer no correspond
ence In the interval, 1t necessary that hothhs
connected with his partment should remain unoo"o
when the General Assembly meets "lt Is my "'lo"
tiour he declared "to finish up everything to that
day and don't want TO have matters crowdng ON me
at tho at which they have been coming BeSiu
he added Significantly, al have special reasons why
DON'T wish TO have anything left over for tho next
term"
Tho full import of these words Will be understood
when 1t IL known what great amount OF Oppo7i'ioh
has been developed throughout the country against 'ne
further continuance OF the present general oihoers III
place. Mr. Powderly and his colleagues a'e now eli
gagged In getting really their annual reports Mt
Pow Derby In report Will review hts course through
out tho past year and Will make a large nunipef vi
recommendations for the future cOndhct Of the hhSht7
organlzatlon Ho will favor, he says, an open con-
venton of the General Assembly at Minneapolis MI
pow,lery Will also al, certain Hans for the pro-
oon ~ tempe ance and education among the people,
and for the restriction Of foreign immigration iio
will concentrate his gratest efforts, however, III us
ing tho adoption of the new constitution "hich "oh
encral aiy Lltchman announc u last 'uiio Ia"
been aIopted but which la, been disputed since. MI
Pow,lery thoroughly appreciates tho hhcmty ol 'n'
T., TX and hi, cxbcctltlOn Is that great contest VIII
be waved over 1t In the General ASSEMBLY lie Will
also strongly advocate the adoption OF MS ~" ono"0
in rcsad to the formation 81 Nationai I'auc Nv"
Mies which no Promulgated two weeks aeo' " "
altogether likely though, that II VIII not W ros'
with fl,or lnasmuch "a tho trade'-liion
element In tho older, whom tue pan
UNA Designed TO concllste, have everywhere
without exception determined to oppose rs auoP'l'N
several members OF tho Genhdl Executive boAiu'
and particularly Thomas b. Barry and william H.
La.o,, VINO have al"ays IA ord Tie tI'nc uiiion
iu.d within the knights rrihILaiphi dc w" y"
tl, oats with Mr.. luwde y on accO"i al Hs |ic-
suauns Uno tl.ue-umon schemc TO the oiucI a. ~
,uu creation wuilo wa cAa,tiy what th"y thcni-
y,, nad conteuded ior aud 10 opposed ior months
JBtk. - ,,;r
furnish Il Is laid. sufficient ma e. ial 10 'H rcVefa
big book. It's alin-iOns to the expulsion anu o.
traci,n of Carpet NOr Na.IOndI ilddc AsScihoIS
M log over which much indignation was tNciS-
al, Gro exprc,scd are expected ~ prlvoke bfter
Contest rneral Sccrdarv l1tchmans report VIII
Indicate the great falling on IN the membership Oh
tho order within the last year LAST OctoDcr az tlo
Ricbmond Convention, "A membership OF l'OOO.oto
men and women wa credited on tho books OF the
general -erretaIy. This YEAR by way OF contrast
hut littlc over 1000 will be claimed. 80
Among the other important documents maj WIZ
he nrcscntcd 10 the General ASS mby At minneapolis
will be tho report of the General operative Eoau
mat of the nycstlea OF WOmans Work thoSr OF
tic ccr,r7l 'rea-urer and rnan1Crr ~ the i1fe IN
surance DEPARTMENT. and lastly that OF the eg'ShuVo
Committees which will recommend the appointment
bv the President of toe United states of secretary
OF abor. ho equal with the other Cabinet ohcerS
now established.
Revelations from the inside show that an amazing
state OF Generalization exists within 'h" general head
ouarrrrs hero. Heated squahh'rS between IN" mem
hors ~ the General Executive Board ar" r"por ted IN
be OF daily occurrence and open ru trr'- ar" threat
cral rhr lar.r corps OF clerks aud asst ant@ cIl-
nlnvcd I'm the cstaJ,r-hWcnt are sa'd 10 ~ or INC
vcrv verce ~ mutny. and their dislike Of The genera
orccrs who have control over them IL subject OF
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